Brief summary, reflection, and lessons learned from "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp"

 

 ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP

BRIEF SUMMARY

    One day, there was a young boy named Alladin who was trapped in a cave alone. Fortunately, Aladdin still has the sorcerer's magic ring. When he rubs his hands in despair, he accidentally rubs the ring, causing a genie to appear and carry him home to his mother. When Aladdin's mother tries to clean the lamp, a second, considerably more powerful genie appears, obligated to execute the bidding of the person holding the lamp. Aladdin becomes rich and powerful with the help of the genie of the lamp and marries Princess Badroulbadour, the Sultan's daughter. The genie creates a magnificent palace for Aladdin, considerably more magnificent than the Sultan's own.

    The sorcerer reappears and obtains the lamp by duping Aladdin's wife, who is unaware of the lamp's significance, into exchanging "new lamps for old." He instructs the lamp's genie to transport the palace to his home in the Maghreb. Fortunately, Aladdin has kept the magical ring and can summon the lesser genie. Although the genie of the ring cannot directly undo the genie of the lamp's spell, he is able to take Aladdin to Maghreb and assist him in recovering his wife and the lamp as well as defeating the sorcerer.

REFLECTION AND LESSONS LEARNED

    The sorcerer represents people who used others just for their own desires. These kinds of people use trickery and foolishness as they deceive those who are powerless. Alladin represents a rag to riches story wherein he was favored and blessed by his fate. Here, we can reflect that life has an ironic way of surprising us. Sometimes, we tend to question our status in life. However, miracles happen when we deserve to achieve such aspirations.

          Apart from that, we can ponder upon how society, craves wealth than being kind. It is true that avaricious kinds of people exist, which they grasp for money by doing malicious and treachery in nature. Nevertheless, these characters would not prosper for a long period of time since the time will come that they will be humbled down. On the other hand, Aladdin was just so lucky that he got the Genie. Our fate depends on our deeds, if we are humble and pure at heart, there will be a twist of fate. His strength and humble heart was blessed that he even used his wishes for goodness.

          Despite the goodness we see in the story, it was not stated that Aladdin tells the truth to his wife about where he came from. Therefore, I can say that Aladdin is lying and not telling the truth about how he gets his wealth to his wife and it is not right to have secrets from your spouse. Another thing is the characteristic of Aladdin’s wife, she is easily tricked because she is clumsy in letting a stranger get into her house and bargain things. Her gullible attitude almost killed Alladin, she should have done anything better like being strict in welcoming strangers to their abode.

Overall, here are the lessons I have grasped in the story:

• An identity is built up with a character and not wealth.
• Be cautious in facing strangers.
• Wealth is the root of evil.
• A good wife must know how to protect her home.
• Stealing will do you no good.
• Foolishness has no medicine.